Sport from Wednesday, July 29th, 2026
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'My time has passed': Neymar doubles down on Brazil retirement
Neymar appeared to confirm his retirement from international football, saying he no longer wanted to play for Brazil, weeks after suggesting his international career had ended following their World Cup last-16 loss to Norway.
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Five-star Jayden helps seal West Indies win against Pakistan
Paceman Jayden Seales claimed his fourth five-wicket haul to bowl West Indies to a 90-run victory over Pakistan in the opening Test in Tarouba on Tuesday.
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FIFA plans to sell stakes in $20 billion subsidiary to run World Cup, angering UEFA
FIFA said on Tuesday it plans to create a $20 billion subsidiary to run the World Cup and its other events and will offer stakes of up to 20% in it to external investors, a move that provoked a furious response from UEFA, who accused world soccer's governing body of putting the game's "soul" up for sale.
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UAE President arrives in Slovakia on working visitUAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has arrived in Slovakia on a working visit.
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Emirati mountaineer becomes youngest Arab to climb over 7,000 metresEmirati mountaineer Fatima Abdulrahman Al Awadhi, 19, has become the youngest Arab to reach an elevation of over 7,000 metres and summit Lenin Peak.
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UAE stands in solidarity with Japan after deadly earthquakeThe UAE has expressed solidarity with Japan after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook its southern region on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people, knocking out power to thousands of homes and rupturing roads across the region.
